The Pirates pound the LA Dodgers 11-5 behind Garrett Jones 2 HRS's to move

[madinmaryland]

First Place in the NL Central!!1!!

:woohoo:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2010/04/05/31109_recap.html?eref=sihp

PITTSBURGH(AP) Garrett Jones endured 12 patience-trying seasons in organized baseball waiting to play on a major league opening day. The Dodgers only wish he had waited one more year.

Jones homered in his first two at-bats, pinch-hitter Ryan Church doubled home three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates started the new season the way they wound down 2009 by roughing up Los Angeles 11-5 on Monday.Jones homered in his first two at-bats, pinch-hitter Ryan Church doubled home three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates started the new season the way they wound down 2009 by roughing up Los Angeles 11-5 on Monday.

On a day when the weather was more like a typical Southern California day in early April than one in Pittsburgh - sunshine, temperatures in the mid 70s - the Pirates played more like the two-time defending NL West champion Dodgers and vice versa.On a day when the weather was more like a typical Southern California day in early April than one in Pittsburgh - sunshine, temperatures in the mid 70s - the Pirates played more like the two-time defending NL West champion Dodgers and vice versa.

The Pirates, coming off a record-setting 17th consecutive losing season with the majors' lowest payroll, won on opening day for the fourth season in a row as Ryan Doumit added a three-run homer in the eighth off George Sherrill . Doumit also doubled and scored twice.The Pirates, coming off a record-setting 17th consecutive losing season with the majors' lowest payroll, won on opening day for the fourth season in a row as Ryan Doumit added a three-run homer in the eighth off George Sherrill. Doumit also doubled and scored twice.

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:D

[JonLP24]

1. Congrats!!

Rockies won so this helps a little. :D

[Auggie]

2. Couldn't wait for gloat-free scores, huh?

Guess I can understand the excitement of a SINGLE VICTORY having grown up in Cleveland...

:hi:

[madinmaryland]

4. Well, I haven't seen trumad around recently, and I know how he hates

these gloat-filled threads. Hmmmm!

:hi:

[Upton]

3. The ultamite humiliation for the Dodgers*

losing their opener to a team that has the lowest payroll in all of baseball.

Way to go Pirates!:thumbsup:

[Iggo]

5. Yep, that's the ultamite, alrighty.

[madinmaryland]

6. What is an ultamite? Is that a meat lovers vegamite sandwich??

:shrug:

[Upton]

8. Ultamite, ultimate...whatever

still a humiliation for the hated Dodgers* to be smacked around like that on opening day....

[MadBadger]

7. Maybe there is hope for Ma' O's

[PRETZEL]

9. Love them Bucco's

Garrett Jones 2 homers (one into the Allegheny)

I'll definately take it.

[Captain Hilts]

10. Well done, Bucs!